Alaşehir
Sign in to saveAlaşehir () is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey. Its area is 971 km2, and its population is 104,717 (2022). It is situated in the valley of the Kuzuçay (Cogamus in antiquity), at the foot of the Bozdağ Mountain (Mount Tmolus in antiquity). The town is connected to İzmir by a railway.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Alaşehir
- Turkey place.image_map
- Manisa location Alaşehir.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Alaşehir District in Manisa Province
- Turkey place.province
- Manisa
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 971
- Turkey place.population_total
- 104717
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0236
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17 sectionsContents
- Name
- Geography
- History
- Ancient Philadelphia
- Roman Philadelphia
- Philadelphia in the Book of Revelation
- Philadelphia in Patristic literature
- Byzantine Philadelphia
- Modern period
- Archaeological remains
- Composition
- Notable people from Alaşehir
- Notable bishops
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Alaşehir () is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey. Its area is 971 km2, and its population is 104,717 (2022). It is situated in the valley of the Kuzuçay (Cogamus in antiquity), at the foot of the Bozdağ Mountain (Mount Tmolus in antiquity). The town is connected to İzmir by a railway.
Founded in antiquity as Philadelphia (, i.e., "the city of him who loves his brother"), the town was known as such until it was conquered by the Ottomans in 1390.
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